Solid-Phase Synthesis: A Practical Guide

This hands-on reference tool provides the most up-to-date information needed to synthesize molecules by solid-phase synthesis (SPS)-employing polymeric support (resins), anchoring linkages (handles), coupling reagents (activators), and protection schemes. The volume presents new strategies for creating a wide variety of compounds invaluable for drug discovery in coming years. Thoroughly analyzes peptides, DNA, carbohydrates, conjugates of biomolecules, and small molecules. Written by 35 internationally recognized authorities, Solid-Phase Synthesis provides experimental procedures and a literature review for peptides, DNA, PNA, carbohydrates, peptidomimetics, and small molecule assembly describes the preparation of solid supports and handles (linkers) as well as their appropriate incorporation into a synthetic strategy discusses methods for the construction of more complex peptides: cyclic (lactam and disulfide), glyco-, phospho-, sulfo- and nucleopeptides explains the protocols for the preparation of side-chain and N-alpha protecting groups for amino acids surveys the various coupling reagents and methods for peptide chain elongation considers convergent peptide synthesis (fragment condensations) examines engineering designs for automation details techniques for the purification and analysis of peptides and combination libraries and more! Containing over 2400 references and more than 300 tables, drawings, and equations, Solid-Phase Synthesis is an eminently practical and quick-reference guide for organic, combinatorial, and medicinal chemists and biochemists; pharmacists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical researchers; molecular and cell biologists; enzymologists; immunologists; neurobiologists; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines.

Review :
"Prepublication praise for Solid-Phase Synthesis. . . Both Fernando Albericio and Steven Kates, as well as most of the authors of individual chapters, are well known to members of the synthetic peptide community and the information they provide can be considered authoritative and reliable. . .. While writing this piece I had occasion to look in the manuscript for answers to two specific questions and readily found both. I intend to keep a copy of this book on my desk for ready reference and I can recommend that every peptide chemist and many classical organic chemists do the same." ---from the Foreword by R. B. Merrifield, The Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y.